# Computer question: disappearance of extensions (like .mp3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-disappearance-of-extensions-like-mp3/672926>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 2, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-disappearance-of-extensions-like-mp3/672926 "2013-11-02T15:36:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-disappearance-of-extensions-like-mp3/672926/5 "2013-11-02T19:58:42Z")

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> [@Lily Wong is dead, again, not that anyone cares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lily-wong-is-dead-again-not-that-anyone-cares/85512/2):
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> ?[…] irritates the hell out of us who are aware how all the files interact and want to know what kind of file each one is because we’re not cotton-wrapped Mac users.

Hey! Some of us Mac users want to know too. Wanting the machine to work doesn’t mean we’re afraid of files.

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